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Greenland Pushes Back on Trump's 'Massive' Oil Exploration Claim

Officials in Nuuk say current exploration projects are still years from producing any results; the territory's government publicly disagreed with the president's timeline.

On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 6:16 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by Newsmax: “Greenland Pushes Back on Trump's 'Massive' Oil Exploration Claim”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 6:16 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Greenland, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Greenland resource plan: anonymous source says he knows nothing (October 14).

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NewsmaxGreenland Pushes Back on Trump's 'Massive' Oil Exploration Claim

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGreenland's government said Wednesday that large-scale oil, gas and mineral exploration is not about to begin, disputing President Trump's claim, and says its existing projects are still years from producing results.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYears. So the massive boom is a hole somebody hasn't dug yet.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA claim running several years ahead of the drill. That's an ambitious schedule for anything in the Arctic.

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